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River has a point. Sometimes it just seems like the only good answer is "yes." The only KIND answer is "yes."
Right now.
Right here.
Right like you've prayed.
But what about when the answer...
I was leaving the doctor's office with the beyond-belief, faith-tested, longed-for-it-to-happen-but-just-not-sure-it-would news that I was indeed pregnant.
"Congratulations, you're pregnant!" the...
I'm working right now on the message I'm going to be sharing on Mother's Day at Thompson Station Church. It's become somewhat of a tradition for me to speak to our congregation on Mother's Day, and...
"Honor my boundaries, give me space and do not contact me anymore."
Those were the words I read on the text she sent. What do we do when our deconstructing kids dismiss us from their lives? I've...
A Public Response to One Who Wants to Encourage Parents Who Might Feel Regret About Their Role in Their Children's Religious Upbringing
Warning! This is a long post. But if you are the parent of...
"I'm a woman of God, I've got 5 smooth stones and I'm not afraid to use them!"
This is what I told the women in Worland, WY this weekend at the conference I led at the invitation of my friend...
We established in part 1 of this blog post that we are fighting battles that have already been won. When God reconciled mankind to Himself by allowing Jesus to...
- come to earth, born of a virgin...
Ephesians 6 is our "go to" passage of Scripture when we think of spiritual warfare. But too often we approach this chapter from the mindset of someone who wants to protect themselves and their...
Sometimes we find ourselves in circumstances that overwhelm us. They challenge the very fiber of our faith.
Let me share a secret. The devil is eager for you to cave to the temptation you're...
Here are some Scripture prayers you can pull out of your collection when you are praying God's Word into your own, or into the hearts and lives of the people you know, who are clinging to Truth in...
The most thorough and challenging read on this subject is C. S. Lewis' book
The Problem of Pain.
This is a great report on Lewis' book by David Hume. It won't take you as much time to read as...
"What about when God isn't good?"
That's what I googled.
I'd just read the daily update for a 14-year-old boy who's been in ICU since Thanksgiving. His dad reminded us that his son isn't the only...
